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Whether you freelance full time or on the side, chances are January 1 came and went, sweeping along with it all lofty intentions of getting your freelance house in order for the new year. I’ve been working as a self-employed writer for two decades, and I go through this each January.
But I can promise you this: It’s never too late in the year to give your freelance goals and processes a spit-polish.
Herewith, my top 10 tips for giving your solo venture a spring cleaning.
Make a dream client l...

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EVERGREENS
HUNTER BROOKS, TODD FISHMAN, RYAN SUDDENDORF
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Since opening its doors in 2013, healthy salad chain Evergreens
has seen 200 percent revenue growth year over year, according to its founders. The company currently has six locations in Seattle, serving seasonal salads, wraps and grain bowls in a fast-casual atmosphere.
“We've exceeded our predicted per-store sales,” says co-founder and CEO Todd Fishman. In fact, Fishman and co-founders Hunter Brooks and Ryan Suddendorf e...

AARP

After 23 years of working on information technology for the forest-products giant Weyerhaeuser, Neil Mann lost his job when the company downsized. For Mann, polishing his résumé for the first time in two decades was almost as daunting as having to find a new position.
"My résumé was in terrible shape," says Mann, of Bellevue, Wash., who was laid off in 2009 and is now 65. "I really had no insights into how to update it and use it to find a new position." Along with being long-winded, jargon-r...

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Wish you could skip the interview part of a position and fast-forward to actually doing the work and getting paid? Sadly, that probably won’t happen. That’s why even the most confident, seasoned candidates can benefit from a periodic interview tune-up.

Fellow freelancers, this applies to us, too. Working independently involves interviewing for new gigs throughout the year. And if you’re not landing as many jobs as you’d like, chances are you need to polish your interviewing skills.

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So, you want to use your (professional) powers for good? You’re not alone. Most of us long for work that’s meaningful in some way.

Conveniently enough, you don’t have to switch to the nonprofit sector or become a full-time volunteer to do more good in the world (unless you want to, of course). Freelancing offers a great way to apply your professional skills to worthy causes and organizations that can use a hand.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a budding or seasoned solo worker or someone with a d...

Entrepreneur

BBC

"Since Sir Richard Branson announced in 2014 that Virgin Group would permit its staff to take unlimited days off, workplace commentators have vigorously debated whether the employment perk actually works."